Systems, Methods and Devices for Water and Energy Savings During Ice Resurfacing

摘要

Systems, methods and devices for converting existing ice resurfacers to reuse collected ice and snow for further ice resurfacing. The systems, methods and devices allows for efficient, clean and environmental friendly ice resurfacing. The conversion includes the modification and/or replacement of the snow dump tank, main water tank and the installing of heating and power systems. This invention is designed for present machines and for incorporation into future manufacturing of ice resurfacers. While reducing the requirement for large amounts of fresh water, the surface water being pre-heated by two commercial hot water tanks, it also reduces the amount of labour and costs associated with ice resurfacing.

主权项

1. A system for recycling water derived from ice from an ice rink, the system comprising:
a snow tank for receiving ice shavings removed from said ice rink by an ice resurfacing machine; a snow tank heating subsystem for heating said ice shavings to thereby melt said ice shavings and produce water; a main water tank for receiving and storing the water produced from the melted ice shavings; a water tank heating subsystem for heating the stored water in said main water tank to produce heated water; a conduit system for routing heated water from said main water tank for use in resurfacing said ice rink; a filtration subsystem for filtering the water resulting from the melted ice shavings to produce filtered water; wherein the melted water is directed through the filtration subsystem prior to being stored in the main water tank; and a water purification subsystem; wherein said system is located on said ice resurfacing machine.